- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 4, 1903 CE
- Location:
- Tonga Islands
- Magnitude:
- 8 Ms
- Depth:
- 400 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mh 8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.1
Other earthquake records of 1903 CE
- Turkey, Malazgirt · Ms 6.3 · 3,560 deaths
- Turkey, Varginis, Cardahli, Mehkerek · Ms 5.8 · 1,000 deaths
- Iran, Kashmar · Ms 5.9 · 350 deaths
- Israel, Nabulus · M 5.7 · 20 deaths
- Argentina, Mendoza · Ms 6 · 3 deaths
- Greece, Mitata (Kythera) · Ms 7.8 · 2 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1903 CE Earthquake — Tonga Islands happen?
- January 4, 1903 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.